The Ginkgo Tree is one of the oldest trees on the planet.   It is completely resistant to insects and disease.  I guess that is why it has survived for so long.  Boy does it put on a spectacular autumn show, being one of the last to lose its leaves.  One frosty November morning, we woke up to my little tree shedding its leaves.  It happened in a link of an eye!  By 10am, it was wearing a golden skirt of those leaves.  Hence, my mid-morning shadow bomb.   Whether it is networking, social media or ... continue reading...

For any of you entrepreneurs out there, you will certainly remember the planning phase of your business.  Once you think you have your plan tied up in a tidy little package with brown paper and string, it morphs!  Mind you, change is good.  However, when you are trying to formulate a life changing plan the change needs to take a mild sedative for crying out loud!  During the early summer months of 2012, I had my heart set on a prepared foods business.  While it would’ve have been a blast, it ... continue reading...

The year 2012 was a year of cooking experiments.  I decided I was going to cook every food I found intimidating.  I can make rosemary bread in my sleep now.  The sausage making is coming along.  Then there was the oxtail.  Yep, I never have to cook that again!  Way too many other parts of the animal not so close to its pooper that I want to eat.  Let’s not forget the poussin and squab.  I wasn’t necessarily intimidated by these little ones, but I had never cooked either.  They lay in my deep ... continue reading...

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Seasoning!  Well, at least that is what MawMaw used to call it.  It’s actually just a cured piece of meat.   This particular piece came from Smileys at Nashville Farmer’s Market.  They display their custom smoked slabs of yum over on the side wall where their scales are.  Next time you go shopping for greens, ask them to help you pick out the most perfect piece. People have been using “seasoning” in their cooking as long as there has been fire.  In most recent years, it has been given a bad ... continue reading...